Eriksson exit strategy moves up FA agenda

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SVEN-GÖRAN ERIKSSON’S future as England head coach could be resolved before the World Cup finals with an announcement that he will leave at the end of the tournament. There is a growing belief within the Football Association that it might be best for the organisation, and for the team’s chances, if his position is clarified before the squad depart for Germany.

That view has taken a stronger hold since the “fake sheikh” affair that engulfed Eriksson over the weekend, but it would require the Swede to come to a compromise deal on the remaining two years of his contract. Even